Marine carriage



March 13, 1945. F. s. NEWELL MARINE CARRIAGE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 11, 1943 R w w E e N M m NS W -March 13, 1945.

F. -s. NEWELL MARINE CARRIAGE Filed Nov; 11, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 5572) 5. /Ve-we// BY I M AMvM 4 ATTORN EY5 Patented Mar. 13, 1945 UNITED I Mame CARRIAGE Foster s. Nowell, Milwaukee, Application Nave-mo, 1 1m,v Serial No soaasa: o closer-e7) Y to assure continued registration of the boat with the carriage as theboat settles ontothe carriage while the latter rises from the water.

Especially where small boats are concerned,

is desired to provide means of registration win 11 will normally float at the surface when the can rings is submerged and will collapse: aut'omatl call onto the carriage to locate theboat thereon and thus to permit a. single person toremoves boat readily from the water. 35.

The foregoing and other objects of thei'nvcn' tion will'be more apparent from the following disclosure oftheihvention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 isa diagrammatic side elevation one carriage embodying the invention-and o -bo'at floating above the carriage in position to-be re moved from the water; Y

Figure 215 a. plan view of the device shown I Figure I.

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic side elevation si' lar to Figure 1, showing a modified embodiment of the invention.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the device shown in Figure 3.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

'I'he wheeled carriage 5 may be madewi th or without a cradle to to fit the hull oi-the.- boat;

Figure 2 I have illustrated a single arm ivoted at l I and provided Wi tii'a-braceot l2 to'maintai'n it pawl-lei! to the longitudinal center line of the carriage; At its free end the: arm is provided main alto! near the: water line I4 when the carridge. issubmergedi' I may-employ any one of a variety of means of. holding the boat-bolt to the positioning appa-- retool "For some purposes it may suffice-to coir neat the bow of the boat to the bow locator 6 however, would leave the stern of the boat hulP free to swing away from the arm in under the influence of a cross wind. Preferably; there fore, I use at Hiatension spring extending from an'anohcrage I 1 on arm Hi to an anchorage I 8" provided on the hull oi'the boat 8. Such a springnot only hold the bow of theboat' yielcl'ably against the bow locator E but will also holdthe stern of the boatyieldalbly to the arm Hiand float I 51 the carriage 5 is submerged'theboat may resdilybe positioned above the carriage by si'm ply running its bow omalnst the locator 6' and 1 connecting the tensionspring [5 as shown The float maintains the anchorage H close to or above the water level, and the operator therefore has two points visible at the surface for accuratel positioning-his boat above the carriage; With the boat positioned as above described, it is only necessary to draw the carriage from the: water by-means of the usual rope Windlass, or otherwise. As the carriage rises from the water the arm to wilt move relatively downwardly 7 upon its pivotal connection at ll with the car rings. 1 At the same time the-boat hull will remain in its adjusted relation to the arm and to. the bow The construction "of the carriage and the track,

if any; uponwhich it operatesis immaterielito the present invention except so far as concerns the positioning device hereinafter disclosed.

' Near the forward end of the carriage is some: sort oi a bow locating devicewhich may include I0. In the construction shown in Figure 1 and 55 loca'tor so that ultimately the hull will 'rest" in exactly the'desired position on the carriage for its complete removal: from the waten I =Inv the constructionillustrated on -the second sheet ot'thew dram-rigs the carriage. 515 is provided with two axons Mil and I112, pivoted? to the cariezemtnotrensverse axi inoicatea atH- l. The

floats til and IM instead of being fixed at the ends oi thearme wl anor m, are in pivotalcom nocti'on therewith and connected by a; yoke. 61, which. is: also provided at its forward end with a float: at: Ills This yoke, and the forward float 20'," in the modified embodiment of the invention,

serve as a bow locator. Means similar to the tension spring I6 shown in Figure 1 may be employed to hold the boat hull between the floats HI and I52 and with its bow engaging the locating means at the front end of yoke 6|.

FFlo-E I The yoke and the three floats l5l, I52 and are all at the surface of the water when the carriage 5| is submerged. The yoke and floats serve as a floating slip to define the desired position of the boat hull. The boat is simply run into the floating slip between the arms of the yoke and is fastened to the yoke in any desired manner. As the carriage is drawn from the water, the boat moves forwardly with the carriage While at the same time the carriage rises beneath the boat until it finally takes the entire weight thereof, the boat being accurately positioned by the yoke Where the bow locator 6 is fixed to the carriage, as in the construction shown in Figure 1, it also serves as a gage to determine the depth to which the carriage must be submerged to receive the boat. In the construction shown in Figure 3 the and by the arms llll and I02 upon the carriage-.

3 and means for connecting the float and the free end portion of the arm with a boat hull to be located above the carriage, together with means above the forward portion of the carriage for 10- eating the bow of the boat.

bow locator floats free of the carriage, and hence I I may incorporate in the Figure 3 construction a gage device at 2| for indicating the depth to which the carriage should be submerged.

I may also use limiting stops 22, 23, if desired,

to support the arms Illl, I02, and the yoke 6| as the carriage leaves the water.

In both of the constructions herein disclosed it happens that the arm or arms have been illustrated as pivoted to the carriage near the front end thereof. This arrangement is not essential..

The arms, and the pivotal connection, illustrated on the carriage. merit, however, of great simplicityand convenience, and therefore constitute a preferred construction. Moreover, the fact that the boat positioning means is guided pivotally rather than slidably respecting the carriage tends to eliminate frictional difficulties and binding, and is therefore preferred to any other means of guidng the col-; lapsing of the boat positioning member during the operation of the device.

I claim: 1. In a device of the character described, the

combination with a carriage, of an arm pivoted to the carriage for movement in a generally vertical plane, a float supporting the free end of the arm, and means for locating the boat laterallyand longitudinally over the carriage and includ-.

ing means for connecting the floating end of the arm laterally with a boat hull to be positioned on the carriage, said carriage comprising exclusive boat support and said arm and float providing;

guidance exclusively.

2. In a device of the character described, thecombination with a boat carriage comprising-em clusive means for boat support, of guide means having a portion fixed against displacement in one direction respecting the carriage, said guide mean including another portion adapted to ex, tend to the surface of the water above the car-' riage when the carriage is submerged, a float uponsaid last mentioned portion comprising means solely for guidance independently of support, and

means for connecting said float with a boat hull 4. Thedevice of claim 3 in which the connection to the boat comprises a spring urging said forward end portion of the carriage for movement about a transverse axis, a bow locating bracket having a. forwardly directed apex and rising above. the forward end pOrtion of the carriage, a float:

connected with said arm, and boat connecting means comprising an anchorage supported by said float and arm, and a tension sprin having a boat engaging fastener and extending rearwardly from said anchorage whereby to urge toward said how locating bracket a boat with which such fastener= is engaged, said arm being adapted to guide the. boat to accurate registration with said carriage.

as said carriage rises beneath the boat.

6. In a device of the character described, the

combination with a buoyant yoke comprising a floating,,boatreceiving slip disposed for lateral engagement with the sides and bow of a boat exelusive of any supportin engagement therewith,

of a carriage comprising exclusive means for boat support, and means connecting said yoke with said carriagejor predetermined vertical movement of the yoke respecting the carriage whereby.

a boat in the yoke will be guided to the carriage as the carriage rises beneath the boat. I

'7. The device of claim 6 in further combina-: tion with stop means limiting the collapse of the: arm and float with respect to the carriageas the floats between which a boat is receivable, a car riage beneath theyoke, arms pivotally connected substantially coaxially with a forward portion;

of the carriage and pivotally connected with rearward portions of the yoke, said arms comprising means for guiding the yoke in vertical movement respecting the carriage.

9. The device of claim 8 together with means for positioning a boat within the yoke comprising aconnector detachably ,engageable with the boat; hull, an anchorage forwardly of said connector on FOSTER s. .NEWELL. 

